Anyone remember when you had more than 2 choices for phones?
>>101233798There's more than just Samsung and Apple.
>>101233834yeah but you have to go out of your way to find them. The stores where I live only carry these and the occasional pixel.
>>101233834I was going to mention the Pixels but his argument also works for them, they can be very hard to buy in some countries.>>101233887
>>101233798There's always the Pixels. I got a 6a for cheap and I don't think I'm ever going back to Samsung or Motorola. Are they the most powerful phones on the planet? No, but I'm not some shitskin who plays games (other than Tetris and Solitaire) on my fucking phone. I also like not having a billion useless apps preinstalled. The stock OS is great but I've switched to Graphene for now. Once the Pixel 10 ditches Exyshit, Samsung will be in big trouble.
>>101233798the choice always has been obvious
>>101233798There are only two options:1. Apple2. Google Samsung is a castrated version of Android. I still can’t believe that these idiots haven’t developed their OS from scratch, tailored for their shitty chips. What’s the point of having an awful theme over Android? Guys, you should look into what Huawei is doing. And they’re succeeding.
>>101234416Was about to mention Sony, kek.
>>101233798I feel like I have a lot of choice now tho.Really waiting to see if the new jelly has an ir port.
>>101234416>>101234436>two years of security patchesOther than that and their high price tags, they're great. I think some of the newer flagships might get 3 but it's pretty ridiculous still.
>>101233834other than the new pixels getting 7 years of updates, not really
>>101234546They are niche products. They are probably the only ones who survived the “Japanese Phone revolution”. They are awesome for people who listen to music and watch movies. Sony has one of the best codecs or whatever to reproduce music accurately.
>>101233798>>101233834>burgerian issueNot my problem.
>>101234546>high price well, you just wait 6 months and can get a used one for half the price.I got my 1 V for $500 6 months agosamsung>two years of security patchesfucking hate sony for this. They literally have 3 models (10, 5, and 1) they need to provide support for and still fail to do so for longer than a few years. FAGGOTS!
I'm still happy with my 7 year old Moto G5Feels fucking good to just put a new battery in it and keep it truckin along. Thing's built to last
>>101234546Bold of you to think the brain rotting consoomer wouldn't succumb to FOMO on year 2 and get a new phone.
>>101234420people use phones because of the apps. Having you own OS means you can't use the current ones and you need devs to make apps specifically for your OS. That's why Blackberry failed.
>>101234546at least sony releases aosp sources so you can build lineageos with no effort
>>101233798>Samsung>Google>OnePlus/Oppo>Xiaomi>Sonythere is enough choice
>>101234887>OnePlusused to be good but nows a meme>Xiaomelol, lmao even>SnoyToo expensive let alone import fees for 2 years of security updates, not worth it
>>101235060You brain damaged? OP 12 is by far the best phone to buy right now for the price.
>>101234887>NPC phones and chinese slop>SEE!!! THERE'S LOTS TO PICK FROM!!
>>101235332Sony is neither NPC nor slop.Still expensive tho
>>101233798you still do dumbass
>>101234846Hussein could do this if you force Chinese to only buy them and make them make apps for it.
>>101235108>No SD card slot>No headphone jack>best phone to buyACK yourself.
>>101238533Oneplud nord ce 2 has all of those things for 300 eurosPosted from my oneplus nord ce 2 using KurobaEx
>>101234416Based. Xperia 1V is great.
>>101234609>watch movieOn a phone????
>>101239168On Xperia? Yea. 4K screens. Except for 1 VI.
>>101239112>mediakekIts so fucking tiresome
why do they make those huge trypophobia holes for the lenses when the lenses themselves are so small
>>101239412Mediawhat now?
>>101233798still rocking my huawei phone
>>101234887Asus as well, though i've not met anyone who's actually had one
>>101233798I will buy Samsung phones when they get rid of Exynos in Europe, so never.
>>101233798Dumb nigger.>https://www.mi.com/global/>https://www.huawei.com/en/>https://www.honor.com/global/phones...>https://www.hmd.com/>https://www.motorola.com/us/smartphones>https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/products/devicesI could go on, but you have proven to be retarded with your post anyway. Any and all of the phones I've listed are superior to both apple and samsung combined. Across a whole range of different params. For example: some in the build quality, some in security, some in pricing, some in all of the above.
>>101234416>Fingerprint reader breaks after 2 years >>101239168I watch movies on my 5 iii because it has a hdr screenWatched LotR on it in the train and it was very pleasant Sucks I had to test multiple video viewers to find out mpv is the only one giving accurate hdr
>>101234846>>101238041Blackberry and the dumbasses from Nokia didn't have the CCP to back them up.It used to be that the only popular ones were the telco-shoved models in the US.Thank CCP for freeing me from the samshit-itoddler bubble.
>>101240160>calls me retarded>doesn't know that Blackberry stopped making phones as per your link
>>101240160>some in security>Said shitbricks receive max 2 years security patchesDumb nigger.
>>101240203you are, because you can still buy a blackberry. it is true, that they have dismantled their entire phone production, BUT, devices that were made before 2024 still do exist. We do not live in a videogame, you retard.
>>101240160There's no good small phone thoughever Everything looks the same and is 6"5 with no jack no sd card and that fucking ugly camera notch (beside Sony)
>>101240222you could use that logic for all discontinued devices then. My point is you can't buy new ones unless you wanna go with Chinese slop phones.
>>101240212buy a dumbphone then. also, what do you even need security patches for. you aren't one of those fifth world turds, who can barely afford a half assed smartphone knock off and keeps every single important thing in their lives on that phone, are you?It'll be a newsflash for you, but phones are for making fucking phone calls. If you're unironically using your "smartphone" for "werk" and "personal important docs", you're fucking done. ngmi, faggot. it doesn't matter what alphabet agency or country is getting your data through your phone, you're compromised. and you'll be fucked all over the world, because all of the agencies share the data between themselves. to stay in power and keep peasants and plebs, like yourself, in check.TL;DR: If you don't have any personal data on your phone, why do you give a shit about security patches? And if you do, why are you on /g/, you fucking pleb?
>>101240234>There's no good small phone thougheverbuy a fucking laptop, better yet, build yourself a PC. any phone is good as long as you can make a phone call with it.>>101240261yes, ofc you can buy old devices. why do you need a new phone every year? Ever tried to use the same phone for 5 or more years? Try it, fagget, it'll save your ass a lot of fucking money.
>>101240262>Writes wall of text>Puts TL;DR anywaysThis isn't reddit retard I'm not gonna bother reading all that>Security patches are not important because uhmm you're not allowed to store anything on your device chudFor those who are not fat fucking NEETs like 90% of /g/eets are banking apps are essential, and I'm not gonna use that on a niche brick thats on the verge of obsolescence as it releases
>>101240286I do use phones for a long time but eventually you want something with up-to-date software and better screen quality. Why are you even on this board if you just want to use bare-bones functionality and quality?
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>>101240333>I do use phones for a long time but eventually you want something with up-to-date software and better screen quality.Same. This is why I'm spending like 200 bucks tops every 3-5 years tops on a "new" "smart"phone.>Why are you even on this board if you just want to use bare-bones functionality and quality?Because I have at least a 3k$+ PC and a 1000$+ Laptop for my private needs and for werk, respectively.
>>101238533>retarded shitskin>tranimeJust embarrassing.
>>101238533>based chadskin>aryanimeJust zased.
>>101234887I have an Oppo Find X3 Neo but apparently once the security patches end, I won't even able to jailbreak the phone because you can't unlock the bootloader??
>>101235332>NPC phonesisn't every phone an npc phone?>chinese slopeverything below 600€ is chinese slop, and it's fine. it's a fucking phone after all, you need it for calls and messages
>>101239412the nord ce 2 lite has a snapdragon for 200€. it's the phone i'm using right now
I miss LG, at least they weren't afraid to try new things
